Literary Techniques
What is a metaphor
A direct comparison between two unlike things
Whats is ethos
who are the two main characters
George and Lennie
What is a simile
A comparison using like or as
What is Pathos
Appeals to the audiences emotion
what is Lennies dream
to tend to rabbits
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
what is logos
appeals to logic and reason
where do George and Lennie work
on a ranch
what is foreshadowing
Hints about what will happen later in a story
what is repetition
repeating words or phrases for emphasis
Who is Curleys wife
The ranch owners sons wife.
what is irony
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
what is a hyperbole
deliberate exaggeration to make a point
Friendship